Regulatory Update

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Regulatory Update

• Bette Rinehart

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800 MHz Rebanding

• FCC has provided waiver guidance to incumbents
  who will not meet June 26, 2008 deadline
• If physical retuning is complete by June 26,
  system is considered to have met deadline
• Incumbents who do not comply with deadline and
  fail to file a waiver may be required to pay
  rebanding costs themselves
• TA has developed a template available on their
  website www.800ta.org

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Waiver Deadlines

• Wave 1 March 17, 2008
• Wave 2 March 17, 2008
• Wave 3 April 15, 2008
• Wave 4 April 15, 2008
• Non-border area licensees who have received an
  FRA. Deadline for other Wave 4 incumbents will
  be announced at a later date

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Process

• Provide list of call signs impacted
• Designate a lead call sign
• Describe
• Size and complexity of systems
• Progress made to date
• Degree of interoperability with other systems and
  how this will impact timeline
• Provide proposed timetable
• Whats been done or will be done prior to 6/26?
• Anticipated start date for retuning/replacement
  of subscribers/infrastructure
• When will operations cease on pre-rebanding
  frequencies and begin on post-rebanding
  frequencies
• What other steps have to be taken and when

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Process

• File with FCC by deadline via email at
  PSHSB800_at_fcc.gov
• Copy TA (Waivers_at_800ta.org) and Sprint Nextel
  (800MHz_at_Sprint.com)

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700 MHz Canadian Proposal

• Industry Canada Released a Notice seeking comment
  on proposed changes to 700 MHz Public Safety band
  plan
• Seek to harmonize with US
• Allocate Channels 64/69 to Public Safety
• Relocate Narrowband allocation to match US
• Retain Agreement G (US primary/Canadian primary
  channel designations)
• Retain current technical rules (power, adjacent
  channel TV protection, etc.)

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Proposed Canadian Band Plan
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700 MHz Canadian Proposal

• Broadband to be addressed in a separate notice
• Channel 64/69 TV Incumbency in Canada
• 7 stations and 4 permits
• Ontario most impacted
• Immediate access to Channel 64/69 spectrum in
  most of Canada
• TV Clearing deadline August 31, 2011
• Incumbents must move to the new band plan 2 years
  after adoption
• If blocked by incumbent TV must move within 1
  year after TV clears out

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700 MHz Canadian Proposal

• Comment sought on proposals as well as
• Should wideband operations be permitted?
• On which channels?
• Aggregate narrowband channels
• Use Spectrum Block B or C?
• If Spectrum Blocks B or C not allocated for
  wideband, what could they be used for?
• Comments due March 21, 2008

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700 MHz Regional Planning

• All 17 affected RPCs filed amended Plans by
  January 31, 2008 deadline
• Two additional Regions filed in 2008
• Region 21 (Michigan)
• Region 2 (Alaska)
• 36 to go!

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Regional Status
Pink Pending Blue Active Red Convened White
No Activity
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Regional Planning Timeline

• 2/08 3-4/08 5-8/08 9-11/08 12/08
  2/09

19 Plans Pending
CAPRAD Re-Sort Complete
Regions Finalize Plans
Adjacent Region Review
Plan filed to FCC
FCC Review
45 Day PN
Plans Approved
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Regional Planning Timeline

• To have Plan approved by February 2009, Plan must
  be
• Approved by Region March-August 2008
• Adjacent Region approval by October 2008
• Filed with FCC October/November 2008
• FCC review October-December 2008
• On Public Notice by mid-December 2008
• Off PN by Feb. 1, 2009
• FCC-approval by end of month